Omnibus Collection (#8)

Gare de Paris-Est, Paris (colour photo)
3102125 Gare de Paris-Est, Paris (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gare de Paris-Est, Paris)

Drunk in an omnibus (engraving)
736071 Drunk in an omnibus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The humours of the young man of the period; Drunk in an omnibus; from The Days Doings)

The Cock Tavern, Highbury, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
XJF359039 The Cock Tavern, Highbury, c.1900 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Finsbury Park Station, c. 1923 (b / w photo)
XJF359038 Finsbury Park Station, c.1923 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Notre Dame, Paris, 13th May 1893 (b / w photo)
STC284394 Notre Dame, Paris, 13th May 1893 (b/w photo) by Portuguese Photographer (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Portuguese, out of copyright

Trafalgar Square, London, 11th May 1893 (b / w photo)
STC284391 Trafalgar Square, London, 11th May 1893 (b/w photo) by Portuguese Photographer (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Portuguese, out of copyright

Regent Circus, London, c. 1890 (b / w photo)
XJF283157 Regent Circus, London, c.1890 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: more commonly known as Oxford Circus; ); English, out of copyright

Fleet Street, London (photo)
583241 Fleet Street, London (photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fleet Street, London; photograph); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

How the Coronation route is being isolated by high wooden barriers (litho)
608058 How the Coronation route is being isolated by high wooden barriers (litho) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936); Private Collection; (add.info)

Savoy Hotel and Hotel Cecil, Strand, London (photo)
610295 Savoy Hotel and Hotel Cecil, Strand, London (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Savoy Hotel and Hotel Cecil, Strand)

The Strand, London (photo)
610293 The Strand, London (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Strand, London); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Tottenham Court Road, London (photo)
610274 Tottenham Court Road, London (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tottenham Court Road, London); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

London United Electric Tramways (photo)
604491 London United Electric Tramways (photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London United Electric Tramways; photograph)

A man slips on the cobbled street and sees up the dress of a woman climbing into a carriage (engraving)
602567 A man slips on the cobbled street and sees up the dress of a woman climbing into a carriage (engraving) by English School

The Spring Quarter; cartoon (engraving)
604493 The Spring Quarter; cartoon (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spring Quarter; cartoon); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Poster advertising John Bower & Co. Superior Sugar Cured Hams (colour litho)
NYH188451 Poster advertising John Bower & Co. Superior Sugar Cured Hams (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Whitehall, London (b / w photo)
XJF391524 Whitehall, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Newspaper Boy, 1867 (colour litho)
451977 Newspaper Boy, 1867 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration of a Newsboy selling newspapers to passengers in an omnibus)

Piccadilly, London (b / w photo)
XJF391526 Piccadilly, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Main Entrance - Universal Exhibition in Paris, 1900 (b / w photo)
PER358985 Main Entrance - Universal Exhibition in Paris, 1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: exposition universelle; world fair; ); French

Sketch for a panorama of Boulevard Montmartre animates contemporary Parisian
JLJ4579537 Sketch for a panorama of Boulevard Montmartre animates contemporary Parisian personalities, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Gill, Andre (1840-85); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet

Man press missing the Omnibus. Cartoon made around 1840
LSE4080190 Man press missing the Omnibus. Cartoon made around 1840 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man press missing the Omnibus)

Public transport: person on an omnibus - in "Jugend", 1898
LSE4080189 Public transport: person on an omnibus - in " Jugend", 1898. by German School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

The Cable Railway up Mount Vesuvius (engraving)
1626566 The Cable Railway up Mount Vesuvius (engraving) by Petherick, Horace (1839-1919); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cable Railway up Mount Vesuvius)

On May 1, 1907, in Paris, Place de la Republique, during the demonstration
XEE4413746 On May 1, 1907, in Paris, Place de la Republique, during the demonstration, the Russian individualist anarchist Jacob LAW fired five shots of a revolver from the imperial of an omnibus

Blockaded transport on 23rd street after a snow storm, New York, c. 1905 (b / w photo)
5053958 Blockaded transport on 23rd street after a snow storm, New York, c.1905 (b/w photo) by Detroit Publishing Co. (1880-1920); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Illustration of Marcel Capy (1865-1941) in Le Lire, 12 / 07 / 13 - Le francais as we speak
ICA4866340 Illustration of Marcel Capy (1865-1941) in Le Lire, 12/07/13 - Le francais as we speak - Transport, Caleche Fiacre Cab - Dog, Horses, Cochers Figures - Vegetalisation by Capy

Quadriga Peace on Wellington Arch in London. Postcard sent in 1913
660521 Quadriga Peace on Wellington Arch in London. Postcard sent in 1913. by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

The First Omnibus in London, 1830 (engraving)
6010853 The First Omnibus in London, 1830 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Omnibus in London, 1830)

St. Saviour s, Southwark, London Bridge
GHL16294 St. Saviour s, Southwark, London Bridge by Tidmarsh, Henry Edward (1855-1939); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; eLondon Metropolitan Archives; English, out of copyright

The Palace Square and Holmens Kirke, from a window in Christiansborg Castle
CH137818 The Palace Square and Holmens Kirke, from a window in Christiansborg Castle, in Copenhagen, 1866 (oil on canvas) by Hansen

The Match Seller, Ludgate Hill, 1893 (b&w photo)
STC112434 The Match Seller, Ludgate Hill, 1893 (b&w photo) by Martin, Paul (1864-1942); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Ludgate Circus, London, prepared for the Queens Jubilee, 1897 (b&w photo)
STC112429 Ludgate Circus, London, prepared for the Queens Jubilee, 1897 (b&w photo) by Martin, Paul (1864-1942); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Paris: A Paris Omnibus (b / w photo)
6007791 Paris: A Paris Omnibus (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Paris Omnibus)

Doctor Ghurchs three-wheeled mechanical car built in Birmingham in 1833
XEE4407714 Doctor Ghurchs three-wheeled mechanical car built in Birmingham in 1833. Italian engraving of the 19th century

Steam car from Gurney (Gurney Goldsworthy) experimented in London in 1827
XEE4407699 Steam car from Gurney (Gurney Goldsworthy) experimented in London in 1827. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Postcard showing an omnibus station on the crossroads of Boulevard Montmartre
939887 Postcard showing an omnibus station on the crossroads of Boulevard Montmartre and Boulevard des Italiens, Paris, 1905-10 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

The piercing of the road under the street of Rivoli in 1895
XEE4415263 The piercing of the road under the street of Rivoli in 1895. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Animal traction: omnibus a imperiale in the 19th century
XEE4140305 Animal traction: omnibus a imperiale in the 19th century. Anonymous illustration from 1925. Private collection

Paris: traffic on the boulevard des Italians, one of the great boulevards of the city
XEE4136222 Paris: traffic on the boulevard des Italians, one of the great boulevards of the city. Photograph of 1920 in " Artistic Album" of the city of Paris. Private collection

Les Omnibus de Paris in the 19th century: la dame blanche - engraving from 1892
XEE4147685 Les Omnibus de Paris in the 19th century: la dame blanche - engraving from 1892 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Omnibus de Paris in the 19th century)

Fleet Street, Ludgate Circus, London (coloured photo)
3642650 Fleet Street, Ludgate Circus, London (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fleet Street, Ludgate Circus, London)

Front and Market Streets, 1881 (sepia print)
745878 Front and Market Streets, 1881 (sepia print) by American Photographer, (19th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

The Tower Subway, Waiting-Room and Entry to the Omnibus (engraving)
2772166 The Tower Subway, Waiting-Room and Entry to the Omnibus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tower Subway, Waiting-Room and Entry to the Omnibus)

The Bank of England and Mansion House, London (colour photo)
3102173 The Bank of England and Mansion House, London (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bank of England and Mansion House, London)

Lower Regent Street, London (photo)
584209 Lower Regent Street, London (photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lower Regent Street, London; photograph); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

The Quadrant, Regents Street, London (engraving)
586589 The Quadrant, Regents Street, London (engraving) by Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer (1792-1864); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Quadrant, Regents Street)

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Omnibus, a word that conjures up images of bustling streets and the evolution of transportation. From the whimsical illustrations of "The Kinecar" by William Heath Robinson to the grandeur of "The Main Entrance - The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, " omnibuses have been an integral part of our urban landscape. In Trongate, Glasgow, captured on oil board, we see the vibrant energy as people hop on and off these iconic vehicles. And in "St. Paul's and Ludgate Hill, " painted with meticulous detail on canvas, we witness a snapshot of Victorian London where omnibuses traversed its busy streets. One such notable omnibus was the GWR Milnes-Daimler from 1904 – a marvel in its time. This motor bus revolutionized public transport and connected communities like never before. Its presence at Bristol Temple Meads Station marked a new era in travel convenience. Moving forward to the 1920s, we find ourselves amidst the hustle and bustle of Piccadilly Circus in London. Here, omnibuses were an essential mode of transportation for both locals and tourists alike. The Clock Tower at Victoria Station stands tall as a testament to their importance in Pimlico. Journeying through time brings us to High Street in Barnes, West London – a picturesque scene where an omnibus gracefully navigates its way along this charming street. Meanwhile, Halfway House in Swanley takes us back to 1935 when these vehicles served as lifelines connecting rural areas with nearby towns. Finally, Swindon Station transports us to 1930 when passengers eagerly awaited their arrival or departure aboard these trusty machines. Omnibuses have played an indelible role throughout history – bridging gaps between neighborhoods and fostering connections among diverse communities, and are not just means of transport but symbols representing progress and unity within society.